Staff photo by Travis Rosenau Springfield’s Jalivia Richert delivers a pitch as Lexie Groebner gets ready at first during the Tigers’ Class A State Softball game with Bader/Greenbush-Middle River on Tuesday at Caswell Park.

NORTH MANKATO — Badger/Greenbush-Middle River capitalized on a five-hit, five-error, five-run fourth inning in Tuesday’s Class A State Softball quarterfinals game with Springfield as the Gators rolled to a 6-3 win at Caswell Park.

Springfield, unseeded in the state tournament, ended its season with a 19-6 mark.

B/G-MR, the second seed in the tournament, moved on to the semifinals game later in the night against third-seeded Browerville.

The Gators took a one-run lead in the bottom of the fourth after Lauren Kvien singled with the bases loaded to score Erika Howell, who walked earlier with one out.

A hectic bottom of the fourth brought in five more runs for the Gators, all with two outs. Tessany Blazek led off the inning with a single before the Tigers got back-to-back outs. Blazek then stole second before Howell advanced her to third with a single.

Jacey Wojchowski then reached on an error in center field to score two runs for a 3-0 Gator lead. Theron Kuznia pinch ran for Wojchowski, and she ended up moving to third after a throw to first from home plate got away.

An RBI base hit by Kinsley Hanson then scored Kuznia for a 4-0 lead. Two throwing errors ended up scoring Hanson for a 5-0 lead before Kvien singled and advanced to third on a single from Asher Burslie.

An error moved Burslie up to second while Kvien stole home for a 6-0 Gator lead.

Springfield didn’t go down easy, though, and put together a four-hit, three-run top of the fifth. Jaelie Richert led of the inning with a single before Maddy Digmann walked. Brooklyn Sturm then singled to fill the bases, and Jalivia Richert brought her sister home from third on a single up the middle to cut the deficit to five. Digmann was tagged out at home on the play and Jalivia Richert moved up to second.

Megan Ploeger grounded out to score Sturm before Courtney Wendt walked to put runners on the corners. Astrid Ramirez singled to right to score Springfield’s final run of the game.

Sturm led the Tigers at the plate with a 2-for-4 game, including a triple in the third. Jalivia Richert took the loss in six innings of work, giving up two earned runs on 12 hits and three walks while striking out one.

Hanson got the win in 4 2/3 innings for the Gators, giving up three earned runs on six hits and four walks. She struck out two.

The Gators were led at the plate by Kvien, who went 3 for 4.